Ephedra viridis Coville
Green Mormon tea, green ephedra, Indian tea
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Gnetophyta | Gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and flowering plants |
Class | Gnetopsida | Woody plants, most closely related to conifers |
Order | Ephedrales | A monogeneric order of gymnosperms in the subdivision Gneticae |
Family | Ephedraceae | Mormon-tea or joint-fir Family |
Genus | Ephedra | From Greek name ephedra used by Pliny for the common mare’s tail (Hipparus) which it somewhat resembles |
Species | viridis | Green |
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Ephedra viridis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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4/29/2018 · Red Spring Calico Basin, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada ≈ 14 × 18" (34 × 46 cm) ID is uncertain 
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